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In recent years, with the transformation and upgrading of the pet industry, shovelers have begun to explore what is the most suitable food for animal nutrition. Among them, the staple canned food (canned according to aafco standards) has become the latest choice for many shovelers.
However, there is also a danger hidden in the canned staple food, which is an ingredient that is often overlooked by the shovelers: "gum raw materials". Today Bai Na will share from the main food cans the purpose of adding rubber raw materials, the classification of rubber raw materials in the staple food cans, the harm of several dangerous rubber raw materials and how to select the staple food cans without glue, I hope to help you.
The purpose of adding glue to canned pets is usually the brand's initial consideration of the appearance and portion size of the canned contents (minced meat) of the staple food.
The addition of rubber raw materials to the can can make the appearance of the contents of the staple food can appear frozen, so the texture will be relatively thick. At the same time, after processing, meat and moisture are not easy to separate, and it will look more textured and appetizing.
Adding rubber raw material products also has the effect of increasing the amount of weight, which is also a cost reduction practice.
Pet staple food cans often add a variety of rubber raw materials, the following is the actual staple food cans common rubber raw materials.
1. Guar gum guar gum *
Also known as guar gum, it is a polysaccharide extracted from legumes. Often used as a food thickener. If used with xanthan gum, the effect is even better, so the two gum raw materials often appear together in the ingredient list of canned staple foods.
2. Carrageenan *
Also known as staghorn gum, carrageenan, Irish moss gum. It is a general term for polysaccharides extracted from a red algae, which is used as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer and so on in food.
3. Xanthan gum *
Also known as Three Immortals Gum, Corn Sugar Gum, Hansheng Gum, Goat Gum. It is a polysaccharide produced after fermentation in the form of a carbohydrate. It is usually made with corn starch in the United States.
4. Locust bean gum
Also known as locust bean gum, carob gum, acacia bean gum, red locust bean gum. It is a macromolecular polysaccharide polymer of the endosperm extract of the seed of the national locust, which is composed of galactose and mannose units combined by sugar bonding.
5. Cassia gum
Also known as cinnamon gum, it is a colloid made from the seed endosperm of cassia obtusifolia or cassia tora plants and processed by chemical extraction. Mainly contains galacturomannans, i.e., polymers containing a linear main chain of mannose and a side chain of galactose.
Agar-agar
Agar, scientific name agar, English name (agar), also known as watercress (agar-agar). A kind of plant glue, commonly used in seafood unicorns, stone cauliflower, river lily, etc., is a colorless, non-fixed shape solid, dissolved in hot water.
1. The harm of guar gum
The addition of guar gum in canned staple foods will mainly increase the emptying time of food in the pet's stomach, which may increase the chance of hairball formation in the stomach of cats and cats.
At the same time, guar gum stimulates bile secretion, which can lead to ulcers or pancreatitis. Finally, it slows down the transit time of food through the intestines and can negatively affect the absorption of nutrients, especially the absorption and metabolism of proteins and fats.
In addition, guar gum may also cause soft stools and diarrhea in some pets, and some studies have pointed out that this ingredient may be a potential cause of colon and rectal cancer.
Note: The source of guar gum is beans, which may cause allergies in some pets. Among the foods that pets need to avoid, pulse products ranked fifth.
2. The harm of carrageenan
It has been suggested that degraded carrageenan may induce a gastrointestinal cancer response and may be a cancer-inducing factor. At the same time, some studies have found that experimental mice have been given carrageenan for 18 consecutive days, and the mice have glucose intolerance and impaired insulin effects, both of which may cause diabetes.
Degradation of carrageenan: acidification, heating, bacterial action and mechanical processing can all accelerate the degradation of food-grade carrageenan. That is to say, the process of canning will accelerate the degradation of carrageenan, so that carrageenan has a certain carcinogenicity.
3. Hazards of xanthan gum
Because xanthan gum may be made from corn, wheat, milk or soy milk, if pets are allergic to these foods, they are also likely to have allergic reactions to xanthan gum. At the same time, the solvent used in the process also makes xanthan gum carcinogenic.
Xanthan gum may also cause inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, and it is recommended to avoid this ingredient if pets have intestinal diseases.
Note: The above three kinds of colloidal raw materials are more controversial ingredients, even if the family pet has not found allergies or adverse reactions at present, please avoid it as much as possible when purchasing canned food.
1. Pick out the canned staple food that meets the aafco standards
2. Carefully read the ingredient list on the product treasure packaging, if there is a standard out of the above several kinds of harmful gum raw materials cans, please discard.
Note: The lower the ingredient list, the lower the content of the ingredients
Nowadays, canned staple food has almost become an indispensable choice for all shovelers, and the benefits of canned staple food do not need to be repeated too much. This article is mainly to hope that all shovelers will pay attention to the rubber raw materials in the staple food cans. Especially some harmful rubber raw materials, please choose carefully.
Wish all pets and shovelers health and happiness.
I am Bai Na, focusing on "Cute Pet Youjia" to get sixteen years of senior shoveling officer pet breeding experience, cute pet stories and nutritional knowledge.
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